Joseph Dufour et Cie
Dufour et Cie was a major manufacturer for wallpapers in Mâcon (France), which was founded in 1797 by brothers Joseph and Pierre Dufour.
History
The main success of the factory applies the resulting 1804 ' Sauvages de la Mer du Pacifique " ( Savages of the Pacific). The panoramic wallpaper up in 20 lanes Captain Cook's voyages in the South Seas, the 1769-1797 took place in glorious colors represents the wallpapers were like the other products of the factory with the wooden mold - made printing technology. It was the longest panoramic wallpaper of its time. The designs for the wooden temple came from the artist Jean -Gabriel Charvet, was a friend of Dufour.
Joseph Dufour's date of birth is considered as secured not work properly. It is often called in 1752, but here is obviously a confusion with a namesake who was born in Macon before. Joseph Dufour was born, however, in Tramayes that left his parents when he was four years old. In the local birth register the birth of the second child is ( Joseph's older brother died early ) together with the 1757 which is considered as the actual date of birth of Joseph Dufour.
Joseph Dufour founded the company after completing his training as an upholsterer in Lyon first together with his brother Pierre in Macon. After the shops in the first few years but ran poorly and the company was forced in 1800 to go into liquidation, Pierre left the company and Joseph led the factory under the name of Joseph Dufour et Cie on alone. Then we went with the company rapidly upwards. 1805 employed Dufour et Cie already 90 workers. The greatest success was achieved Joseph Dufour by working with the then-known in Lyon painter Jean -Gabriel Charvet, who designed the famous Panorama ' Sauvages de la Mer du Pacifique ". Other famous designer of Manufactur were Xavier Mader and Evariste Fragonard.
As a result, a brisk trade developed with America, where the designed in neoclassical style wallpapers were considered very fashionable in the upper layers.
Joseph Dufour died in 1827 in Paris. His son led the company first few years on, then sold them, however. The wooden blocks and original templates for the wallpapers were destroyed.